The families of the two children who were killed two weeks ago in Orange Farm, south of Johannesburg, say they are angry after the suspect showed them arrogance and disrespect during her bail application at the Vereeniging magistrate's court yesterday.
Mpho Makondo, whose eight-year old daughter's body was found naked and dumped in an open veld metres apart from the other one in Extension 4, told Sowetan yesterday that she was pained after seeing her daughter's killer showing no remorse during her court appearance.
"She showed us utter arrogance in court. The way she looked at us display utter disrespect to the bereaved families and community. She should pay for killing our children," said Makondo.
Pontsho Mohlanka's matter was postponed to October 12 for her to arrange for a private lawyer.
The discovery of the bodies of Mpho Makondo, 8, and Simphiwe Mncina, 6, came five months after another body of a child was found in the street under mysterious circumstances.
The community and families believe that Mpho and Simphiwe may have been victims of muthi killings. The pair was found dead on September 19 after they went missing on a Friday night.
They were smudged with a black substance on their mouths and underneath their feet, while a note, which their families did not see before it was taken by police as evidence, was left on Makondo’s body. No body parts were missing.
In April, Mzwandile Zitho was found dead in what his family believed was a ritual killing at a tavern just metres away from where community members discovered Mpho and Simphiwe's bodies.
Mpho and Simphiwe, who lived three houses apart, were last seen walking home from a salon about 400 metres from their homes. The two children had accompanied Mpho’s aunt, Malehlohonolo Malatji, to the salon.
Makondo said she has still not recovered from burying her daughter on September 26.
"Just when I was trying to move on and accept the passing away of my little daughter, her killer stared with arrogance and disrespect. She was totally remorseless," Makondo told Sowetan.
Simphiwe's mother Busisiwe Mgcina says she needs answers for the death of his son. "I cannot sleep or eat and I went to court today [yesterday] hoping the killer would speak and tell us how she killed the children. But she was arrogant. I want her to rot in jail," said Mgcina.
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